15:25
Easyfix Handicap Chase
2m4f, Chase, 5yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 8.07s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Danny Mullins
James Daniel Dullea
Bumped ahead early - settled just behind pace - mid-pack turning halfway - improved position by 8th - shared front rank after 4 out - drifted right 3 out - driven in front before 2 out - stayed on strongly to prevail
Philip Donovan (5)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled towards the back early - moved through the field 4 out - shared the lead soon after under pressure and lost it before 2 out - stayed on at one speed from the last
Richard Deegan
Niall Patrick Hennessy
Sat close up early - shared front running from 6th while well ahead of rest - went in front before the following fence - margin shrank by the 8th - small error 6 out - caught up after 4 out - pushed along and overtaken 3 out where bumped a bit - battling in 3rd after that - stayed on at one effort to finish third
Sean Flanagan
Miss Denise Marie O'Shea
Hesitant start - dropped towards the back - improved into midfield around the 8th - pressed for effort 4 out - made headway into 5th approaching 2 out but stuck on same gait to the line
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the rear - fumbled 4th fence - pressed for effort in 6th before 3 out - moved into 4th after 2 out but unable to close - one-paced through the final furlong to finish 5th
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Settled towards rear early - improved into 4th around halfway - pushed along turning for home and slipped to 6th 3 out - stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Went straight to front from the off - accompanied and well ahead of rivals by the 6th before losing the advantage - dropped back into the pack by the 8th - pushed along in fourth place turning into the straight - stumbled three out - unable to improve into the second-last - stayed on without finding more - unbalanced at the final fence and finished well beaten in 7th
Sean O'Keeffe
Michael J McDonagh
Settled off the pace early - stumbled a fraction 7th - midfield by halfway - made ground into 8th - pushed along 4 out but found nothing more - dropped away toward the finish
Alex Harvey (5)
J P Flavin
Settled midfield early - slipped towards the back by halfway - lost touch under pressure and finished well beaten
Non-runners: Soloman Lane (coughing)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.